The government should end conversions without planning permission Early in 2024 Labour opposed the extension of Permitted Development Rights on the basis that it would “add to the quantum of poor-quality/slum housing that post-2013 PDR expansion has created”. Yet the new government has refused to bin this planning deregulation. It says it will “keep it … Continue reading Do we really want more “poor quality/slum housing”?
Category: Permitted Development Rights
Permitted Development Rights
The House of Commons Library has produced a useful briefing on Permitted Development Rights which were introduced as a means of speeding up production of homes by dispensing with the usual planning rules. The government said PDRs can help speed up housing delivery by reducing the “bureaucratic burdens” of the planning system. It said PDRs can help … Continue reading Permitted Development Rights
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 